Civil society steps in to monitor complaints against the police and army: Earlier lockdown restrictions prevented many people from reporting abuses, says activist
Source: GroundUp News.
Covid-19: Durban customers fed-up with bad hair days: Hairstylists find ways to work while salons are closed
Source: GroundUp News.
Uitenhage stylist uses his hair to protest against Covid-19 lockdown: “What have we done?” asks Onele Cembi
Source: GroundUp News.
Amended law will improve transparency of political party funding: Parties have to publicly disclose their financial backers
Source: GroundUp News.
Motshekga taken to court for “backtracked” promise to reinstate feeding programme: In some households it’s a choice between buying food or the data needed to study online
Source: GroundUp News.
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